Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15
DUKE DOING THE STATES.
Sutherland's Companion Excites the
Curiosity Of the Gs0ssipS.

AN ANSWER TO "wHo Is MRS. BLAIR" CAUSES so
GETTY TO FORGET HER WHEN SENDING CARDS
TWO STRANGE FIGURES AT FASHIONABLE WE'D
DING
From the New York World
American curiosity has been amply fed in the
past by the eccentricities Of foreign visitors.
Though the chiaro-oscuro relations existing be-
tween the late Singer Mario and his spirft-bride
were never circumstantially revealed, and the au-
thenticty and celestial origin of Herr Sonnenthals
Gluckenget are doubted by many, his grace, the
Duke OF sutherland, who has lately been such .
conspicuous figure In New York society, has pre-
sented the curious with an easier nut to crack and
more transparent mystery. The Duke OF Suther-
i ,andS parry which ieft this CITY lor Cnareston
Peur, for southern waters, was composed OF his
grace Lord Ernest Hamilton, brother Of Lady
Ames an officer OF the Life Guards and the brother
OF the Belgravia belle, Miss Flora Ames, who is
also the taliest girl in London, standing feet In
her SILK stockings; Mrs. Henry Blair, whom the
piaybills would designate as mystery, and Miss
Smith. governess, whose charge, Mrs Blatrs
only daughter, Is wintering at Bellagio, on Lake
Though the Duke of Sutherland has on several
occasions 'done the states" for several seasons he
however, at the inaugural ceremonies OF the
Panama canal he made the acquaintance OF Mr..
John B1gelow, who was at Colon at the time az
commerce. subsequently the duke came TO New
York in his yacht and was present at the Bigelow-
Tracy wedding last May in St: Georges church,
hat, tweed suit and heavy hunting bro
gans He was accompanied by lady
OF the most ardent Anglomaniac. The lady whom
no one knew anything about was Mrs. Henry
Blair, tall, gawky Scotchwoman. who wore q
steel buttons the size OF Mexican dollar. She
also wore stomacher Of imitation lace and link
81 Irish beg oak and gold Her
single-b button lavender gloves and her shoulder
blades there was exposed vast expanse OF ruddy
party fitted away to Albion's shores and the
curiosity which their eccentric appearance had
provoked died Of hamilton during the hot dog
days,
A month ago the ducal party made their reap
pearance. 1t was Tip" to know His Grace, q
social distinction to dine with him and an honor
members Of the company who were known and
the female members who were unknown were
Ta equal
to CO. and nowhere they did not want to 60. Sc
making many ineffably happy and others un.
speakably miserable.
The climatertc erect OF the coronet was achieved
at the reception Of Mrs. Hicks-Lord, OF West Wash
ington square, where the wild walls Of the pibrOch
the Duke Of Sutherland and Mrs. Henry Blair as
sWho can that Mrs. Blair be?" said Mrs. Grundy,
ooh, that" said gentleman who IS as much al
home in st. James as in Washington square, ''is
the relict Of the late Henry Blair whom his grace
accidentally shot at his place, Trentham in stat
fordshire, some five years ago. am surprised tt
see her here, however. She is not received on the
other side at all-old scandal-family skeleton ant
that sort OF thing"
The rumor ran about the sdton with all the cele
nty for which the 6eet-fOOted woman Is famed, anC
though the crest of the coronet was not dimin
fshed by the occurrence to the future entertain
ments with which the Duke OF sutherland wa:
honored Mrs. Henry Blair received no cards. SIEVE
a1 hQ6
join the duke on his yachting tour in southern
waters, but they all declined.
In England the Duke OF sutherland Is considered
plain, matter-of-fact man, who. though hardly 8
living argument in favor Of the abolition OF hered
itary legislators, is still scarcely credit to hi:
order. He has TWO 'fads" fire engines and collins
He always runs to fires and some years ago invited
his friends to casket show at Stafford House, hi:
London residence, which is just opposite Clarence
House, where the Duke OF Edinburgh lives, and
which is reputed to be the finest private residence
in London. Though neither he nor his wife has
ever figured in any OF the divorce cases which Of
late years have enabled the London papers to fur
nish such Topographic reading, the ducal pail
hove M hoo az hor for mn